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Apadmi builds its tech future in Scotland’s world-class financial sector

Last updated: May 2025

Scotland’s thriving financial sector is giving Manchester company, Apadmi, access to terrific talent, enabling this ambitious tech business to reach exciting new places.   

Accessing a £15 billion value financial sector

"Co-operate to accumulate" certainly rings true for digital transformation company, Apadmi. The firm is growing fast. Maximising talent and markets in key UK and European locations is vital to expand its business in mobile app development, systems integration and digital transformation.

Establishing a technology hub in Edinburgh made perfect sense for the mobile-focused technology business, headquartered in Manchester. The innovator works with clients in the retail, enterprise and financial services sectors.

Scotland is among Europe’s largest financial centres. The Scottish Government estimates its financial sector generated £15 billion Gross Value Add (GVA) in 2024 for the Scottish economy. Around 149,000 people are employed in financial and related professional services. 

Apadmi was attracted to Scotland's flourishing financial sector 

  • Access to 149,000 financial related professionals

    Terrific talent is the beating heart of Apadmi and is vital to the company's continued growth.  

  • 36% revenue growth, year-on-year

    Apadmi’s investment in Scotland proves the company is navigating a successful course. 

  • A constantly evolving financial and tech sector

    Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFA) supports green finance and fintech, and fast-emerging tech such as AI. 

Growth through acquisition in Europe and the US 

Apadmi laid down a marker in this high-value sector by opening a Scottish hub in 2022. The business builds digital products to deliver enriching digital experiences across mobile, web and digital platforms. Its financial services clients range from fintech startups like Chetwood Financial, FX platforms like Ebury and wealth management firms such as Charles Stanley.

Jake Sargent, Group Marketing Director at Apadmi, says: “There were two major drawcards that led us to Scotland. The first was its strong financial sector. The second was because we wanted to make the most of the pool of talent further north in the UK. Edinburgh is the place to be given its sheer number and diversity of financial companies.” 

Apadmi adopts a hub and spoke approach around its Manchester HQ, with remote working and office teams able to collaborate to solve complex problems in multiple locations. Its Edinburgh team of 12 has a base to collaborate with the wider team, and a working space which reflects Apadmi’s sense of identity and community. 

The tech company is growing organically and through acquisition. In addition to Manchester and Edinburgh, it has offices in Amsterdam and Wroclaw, and is expanding further into Europe and the US. 

Maximising Edinburgh talent to deliver products

Apadmi understands the importance of developing products that are robust, secure and have easy onboarding. It adopts industry-recognised Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols that are relevant to the FS sector. 

Jake explains: “We create mobile experiences that unlock value for our clients and their customers. We’re looking for the best locations to provide that service to all sectors. Financial services is a key market in Scotland, but we’re also maximising the talent we have in our Edinburgh office. This enables us to deliver products, and work on projects for the rest of our business.” 

Alongside financial services, Apadmi’s other sectors include retail and enterprise, the latter including utility companies, telecoms and healthcare.

Jake Sargent, Group Marketing Director at Apadmi

Graduate scheme to nurture young talent  

To grow its footprint in Scotland, Apadmi uses its Edinburgh office to run financial services round table events. These attract key people from notable organisations such as NatWest, HSBC, Aegon and Sainsbury’s Bank.  

Again, access to talent is the lifeblood for the firm, both in recruitment and in the potential to work with clients with a diverse financial workforce. This includes professionals who work in fintech, banking, investment, asset management, insurance, accounting, trading, compliance, and financial consultancy. The company runs a graduate scheme to train young talent in key aspects of the business, such as design, development and product ownership.  

How does Scotland inspire other ambitious firms?

Scotland backs ambitious companies wherever they are in the world. And the nation is setting its sights even higher in the financial sector. Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFA) has a strategy to add a further £7 billion GVA to the UK economy each year by 2028.

Further plans include growing green and sustainable finance and fintech, and fast-emerging technologies such as AI. The strategy aims to harness Scotland’s valuable human capital to fuel innovation, and to enhance its capability as a technology and financial centre to drive transformation and attract investment.

Apadmi’s investment in Scotland proves the company is navigating a successful course. In 2024, the business delivered 36% year-on-year revenue growth, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increasing by 156%.

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